Prof.Alexander Tsiaras (Yale) asks the key question… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKyljukBE70&feature=youtu.be
Iran's Evin Prison – the "moderate" tone of Iran's leaders contradict their actions
IRAN: ROUHANI’S "MODERATE" TONE CONTRADICTS HIS ACTIONS 02 May 2014 The Hill: By Lord Alton- One hundred guards dressed in riot gear stormed section 350 of Iran’s notorious Evin Prison on the morning of April 17 with overwhelming force and malicious intent. Though the...
Surveillance Technology Sold To Iran : Article for Politics Home and Questions In The House – Updated December 2nd
December 2nd, 2011 Surveillance Technology sold to Iran and Syria: BBC Newsnight Report (two thirds of the way in). http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mk25 http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2011/11/30/the-state-of-surveillance/...
The Plight of Egypt's Copts – 100,000 in exodus since March
Arab Spring Question: Tuesday November 29th 2011 2.36 pm Asked by Baroness CoxTo ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the implications of the Arab spring for religious minorities in the countries concerned. The Minister of State, Foreign and...
Foreign Secretary Intervenes After Unsatisfactory Replies To Parliamentary Questions On The Sale of Surveillance Technology To Iran, Syria and Other Regimes
The Foreign Secretary Intervenes… http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?id=669255682&view=PressS https://www.davidalton.net/2011/11/11/the-sale-of-surveillance-equipment-to-iran-syria-and-other-regimes-in-north-africa-and-the-middle-east/...
Abortion costs £30 million higher than misleadingly reported to Parliament
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/women_shealth/8904455/Abortion-costs-30m-higher-than-previously-thought.html Letter from Earl Howe: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Telegraph article By...
Legal Aid Bill Threatens Access To Justice
Second Reading of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, House of Lords, November 21st. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201011/ldhansrd/text/111121-0002.htm When Lord Beveridge identified the five giant evils facing Britain, which led,...
The Condition of England Question 2011
“The Condition of England Question – and what we might make of the events of August 2011.” View power-point presentation to accompany lecture at: https://www.davidalton.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the-condition-of-england-question-2011.ppt David Alton My lecture...
Faith Tax Now Imposed On Catholic Parents And Their Children
Why A Local Faith Tax Is Targetting Catholic Parents and Their Children. There are a variety of ways in which opponents of church schools can seek to undermine them. Usually it is done by sleight of hand, small, seemingly innocuous restrictions, which seek to...
Shin Dong Hyok at Oxford
http://oxfordstudent.com/2011/11/03/ir-society-host-north-korean-defector/ https://www.davidalton.net/2010/12/23/the-gulags-of-north-korea/
For 18 years David Alton was a Member of the House of Commons and today he is an Independent Crossbench Life Peer in the UK House of Lords.
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UK aid supporting minorities in Pakistan – short debate House of Lords 25th April 2024. Full Text of Speeches and Recording of Debate
Lords Grand CommitteeThursday 25 April 2024 Full debate: https://youtu.be/VMSZpOq_oyk Lord Alton of Liverpool:I am grateful to all noble lords participating in today’s short debate about ways in which UK development aid to Pakistan- rising from £41.5 million this...
Letter to the Prime Minister calling for Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
The Right Honourable Rishi Sunak MPPrime Minister10 Downing StreetLondonSW1A 2AAApril 24, 2024 Dear Prime Minister,I am writing to you on the occasion of the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. On April24th, Armenians worldwide commemorate this day, which has...
At the crossroads: Will the free world choose isolationism or global leadership? Essay for GIS Reports April 19th 2024.
https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/crossroads-isolationism-leadership At the crossroads: Will the free world choose isolationism or global leadership? LORD DAVID ALTON OF LIVERPOOL READING TIME: 16 MIN History teaches us that isolationism leads to disaster. Will the...